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Foreign Direct Investment and Corporate Networking - A Framework for Spatial Analysis of Investment Conditions (Hardcover):... Foreign Direct Investment and Corporate Networking - A Framework for Spatial Analysis of Investment Conditions (Hardcover)
Robert L.A. Morsink
R3,410 Discovery Miles 34 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This innovative book analyses the geographical patterns in foreign direct investment flows by combining elements from the theory of international production and the theory of economic geography. It develops a model for explaining why foreign direct investment is attracted to certain locations. The book examines foreign direct investment from a spatial perspective and considers how knowledge, regional synergies, economic integration, corporate strategies and networking affect patterns of investment. Using a model, Robert Morsink derives sets of determinants for different foreign direct investment patterns of multinationals and evaluates the corporate strategy behind these flows. First, he analyses investment flows within the European Union. Then, he goes into investments originating from the United States, Japan, Germany and the Netherlands and destined for Western Europe, South and Southeast Asia and North and South America. These analyses enable him to make suggestions for government policy at both the national and international level to attract foreign investment. Foreign Direct Investment and Corporate Networking will be of interest to economists working in the areas of international trade and investment, economic geographers and corporate strategy advisors as well as to policymakers from government and non-governmental organizations.

Innovation Spaces in Asia - Entrepreneurs, Multinational Enterprises and Policy (Hardcover): Maureen McKelvey, Sharmistha... Innovation Spaces in Asia - Entrepreneurs, Multinational Enterprises and Policy (Hardcover)
Maureen McKelvey, Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen
R4,180 Discovery Miles 41 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Innovation Spaces in Asia provides insight into how and why Asia is poised to impact global innovation. Asia is undergoing rapid developments in markets, sources of technology and user preferences. This book provides an empirical understanding and initial conceptualization of these dynamic processes, including the role of multinational enterprises, entrepreneurship and public policy.The accomplished contributors explore case studies of entrepreneurs and large companies in Asia in order to discuss the ways in which customers, institutions and firms, both domestic and foreign, are interacting to affect global processes of innovation and production. Innovation spaces are analyzed within Asian countries and firms, from Asia to the world, and from the world to Asian countries. Students and researchers pursuing innovation, international business and entrepreneurship will find this to be a useful read. This book will also be of interest to innovation managers and public policy practitioners looking for a thorough guide on the topic. Contributors: S. Bagchi-Sen, E. Bourelos, X. Chen, G. Cheng, E. Deiaco, P. Fan, E. Gifford, S.J. Haakonsson, M. Holgersson, C. Jeding, J. Jin, P. Kedron, K. Lagerstroem, A.H. Lassen, R. Lema, X. Liu, M. McKelvey, T.A. Meraxa, T. Schunder, R. Schweizer, D. Slepniov, Y. Wang, O. Zaring, Z. Zhang

Exploring Cross-Cultural Competence in East Asia (Hardcover, New): Weiwei Ji Exploring Cross-Cultural Competence in East Asia (Hardcover, New)
Weiwei Ji
R2,325 R1,907 Discovery Miles 19 070 Save R418 (18%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

How do boundary-spanning organizations use their choices for leadership positions? How could hybrid organizations and leaders improve the effectiveness of those organizations in order to increase the chances of success for their business organizations in East Asia? How can we observe the best practices that could guide foreign managers to adjust in host business environment in East Asia?To answer these questions, the author presents a theoretical framework and investigates the preferences and networkability in the corporate, market and living environment of expatriated managers in China and Japan.

Non-Business Actors in a Business Network - A Comparative Case on Firms' Actions in Developing and Developed Countries... Non-Business Actors in a Business Network - A Comparative Case on Firms' Actions in Developing and Developed Countries (Hardcover)
Amjad Hadjikhani, Peter Thilenius
R3,208 Discovery Miles 32 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In their foreign markets, MNCs interact not only with customers and suppliers but also with governments and bureaucrats. The book is an outcome of several years of research on MNCs market activities in developing and industrialized countries. Different from the earlier studies this book addresses how interactions not only with business partners, but also with the vast variety of governmental and legislative organizations, affect local firms and MNCs??? businesses. Based on the business network theory, the book develops a new model for the exchange relationship between local customers and MNCs and investigates the effect of different political organizations and other business firms. It examines relationship using several dimensions, business, social and political, through multiple cases from a developing country (DC) and industrialized countries. The comparison provides deepened knowledge on strength and longevity of business relationship in these two different business worlds. The outcomes reveal new insights with the claim for general appliance for DCs. The book supports the management of MNCs in their understanding of local firms??? behavior in such markets and to retain appropriate measure in their globalization efforts. The book also enables governments in DCs to realize consequences of their political actions for both local firms and MNCs and thereby industrialization of the country.

Facts and Fallacies of International Business (Hardcover, New edition): J. Fayerweather Facts and Fallacies of International Business (Hardcover, New edition)
J. Fayerweather
R2,202 Discovery Miles 22 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The tremendous expansion of American overseas business in the postwar era has evoked a mixed public response. The author scrutinizes carefully each of the aspects of international business which has caught the public eye, summarizing the charges which have been leveled, stating the facts that bear on them, and drawing justifiable conclusions.

Investing in Options - Most Effective Strategies For Investing In Options And Generate A Consistent Cash Flow (Hardcover): Mark... Investing in Options - Most Effective Strategies For Investing In Options And Generate A Consistent Cash Flow (Hardcover)
Mark Kratter
R799 R693 Discovery Miles 6 930 Save R106 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Family Business in China, Volume 2 - Challenges and Opportunities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Ling Chen, Jian An Zhu, Hanqing... Family Business in China, Volume 2 - Challenges and Opportunities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Ling Chen, Jian An Zhu, Hanqing Fang
R4,571 Discovery Miles 45 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Unlike other economies, family businesses in China are greatly affected by the derived Confucian culture, excessive marketization, as well as the seemingly endless institutional supervision by a transitional Chinese government. China has a strong historical legacy, devoted to patriarchal values and strong family-centered traditions. This volume discusses the current status, upcoming challenges, and future prospects for family businesses in China. It explores unique organizational characteristics that are associated with Chinese family firms, such as being entrepreneurial, having concentrated power in the hands of the family business owners, and extensive family and semi-family involvement in the business. It also discusses shared features of strategic actions among Chinese family firms that include technology innovations, diversification, and internationalization, as well as the political connections that Chinese family firms often have. This book offers researchers a comprehensive overview of small family firms that are likely to be home-based microenterprises as well as large publicly traded business groups that are frequently owned by business families.

Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets - Managing Performance within Ecosystems (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Ananya Rajagopal Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets - Managing Performance within Ecosystems (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Ananya Rajagopal
R1,480 Discovery Miles 14 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book focuses on social perspectives of women's entrepreneurship, in the context of work-life balance and crowd-based business modelling, and economic perspectives associated with quality-of-life expectations. It focuses on the convergence of business perspectives and the social values and lifestyle of women entrepreneurs. The attributes of women entrepreneurship in developing economies have been discussed with focus on new entrepreneurial trends, changing organizational design and workplace environment, frugal innovation and technology, and shifts in market behavior. The book presents a six-box strategy including learned knowledge, scope of enterprise, innovation and technology, social values, design-development, and entrepreneurial business modeling. The core argument underlies in critically examining the practical, tacit, and intuited strategies to redesign entrepreneurial business models against conventional social values of women entrepreneurs. The author analyzes positivist, constructivist, pragmatist, interpretivist, and phenomenological perspectives to explain entrepreneurial behavior of women and derive cognitive synthesis to enhance business performance, entrepreneurial mindset, and perceptual schema.

Leadership and Innovation in Emerging Markets (Hardcover): Manuel G. Serapio Leadership and Innovation in Emerging Markets (Hardcover)
Manuel G. Serapio; Volume editing by Terri A. Scandura; Introduction by Terri A. Scandura
R3,369 Discovery Miles 33 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

As the business world becomes increasingly global, so increases the need to understand differences and similarities in work behaviour. This volume offers frameworks for analysis which will be needed to understand the dynamics of organizational behaviour in the international arena.

Performance of Mutual Funds - An International Perspective (Hardcover, Annotated Ed): G. Gregoriou Performance of Mutual Funds - An International Perspective (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
G. Gregoriou
R5,602 Discovery Miles 56 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Recently there has been a growing demand for mutual funds and how their performance compares to other funds on an international level. This significant new book focuses on the changes in some countries regarding the new paradigm of international investing through mutual funds. This is an indispensable collection of original papers on the mutual fund industry focusing on various European countries, the U.S. and New Zealand. Performance is assessed using a fresh approach, innovative techniques and various models. This book will allow the reader and practitioner to gain a perspective and understanding of mutual funds on an international level.

Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Samuel O. Idowu, Walter Leal Filho Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Samuel O. Idowu, Walter Leal Filho
R4,660 Discovery Miles 46 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Being socially responsible on the part of corporate entities is now no longer an option, it is part of their normal business obligations to all their stakeholders regardless of whether these are primary or secondary stakeholders. Modern societies around the world now expect corporate entities of all shapes and forms to be socially responsible in whatever they do; the Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility is a first attempt at bringing together in one book experts' accounts of how corporate entities in twenty independent nations around the world are dealing with the issue of CSR. The world today faces diverse social problems. These become apparent as one moves from one country to the next, interestingly, society now expects corporations to help in finding solutions to these problems. The problem of global warming affects us all; modern corporations can no longer continue to assume that the problem will go away, if nothing is done by them. We can all make a little difference by our actions."

Global Boards - One Desire, Many Realities (Hardcover): A Kakabadse Global Boards - One Desire, Many Realities (Hardcover)
A Kakabadse
R2,883 Discovery Miles 28 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides an insightful and challenging view of board functioning, governance application and top director interaction with business and the state. Scrutiny of board practice in countries as China, Russia, Turkey and Kazakhstan establishes as many realities concerning governance and boards as there are nations, cultures, boards and directors.

Consumer Behavior in Asia (Hardcover, New): Hellmut Schutte, Deanna Ciarlante Consumer Behavior in Asia (Hardcover, New)
Hellmut Schutte, Deanna Ciarlante
R3,114 Discovery Miles 31 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Asia currently accounts for a quarter of the world economy and half of the world's population. Few international companies can afford to ignore a market of such size and importance. Yet despite the centrality of Asia as a market, there exists a remarkable dearth of marketing theory specific to Asia.

Cultural differences strongly influence consumer behavior. In the West, an effective brand name will be short, distinctive, memorable, and indicative of the product's functions. In Asia, however, a strong belief in luck and fate means that additional qualities, such as whether the characters which make up a product name are "lucky" ones, has a significant effect on brand attitude. Successful sales and marketing strategies in Asia must be rooted in an understanding of the cultural differences which affect Asian consumers' buying patterns.

Consumer Behavior in Asia provides an invaluable guide to Western companies seeking to maximize their marketing success in Asia. Drawing on illustrations from a variety of Asian markets, the volume outlines the differences between Asian and Western cultures along cultural dimensions such as religion, tradition, and philosophy, explaining the effect such differences have on communication styles, brand loyalty, perceptions of products offered, and effective advertising methods.

Social Media and Africa's Public Sector - Perspectives on Contemporary Issues (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023): Eric Kwame Adae,... Social Media and Africa's Public Sector - Perspectives on Contemporary Issues (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Eric Kwame Adae, Kojo Kakra Twum, Robert Ebo Hinson, Helen Inseng Duh, Doreen Anyamesem Odame
R1,298 Discovery Miles 12 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book focuses on developing a systematic approach to understanding the transformations in Africa's public sector social media landscape. Looking at the use of social media from the African public sector perspective, the authors present a comprehensive understanding of social media practices and how these could be integrated into African public sector institutions' operational activities in order to deliver greater value for African citizens and consumers of public goods and services. Chapters explore how social media in Africa differs from traditional media use, their application in the public sector, objectives for government using social media, and how social media plays an interactive role in e-government services. Providings practical guidance on the use of social media in Africa's public sector and governmental spaces, the book also serves as a teaching text in governance and public sector communication efforts within the African context for both undergraduate and graduate programmes.

Global Business Alliances - Theory and Practice (Hardcover): Refik Culpan Global Business Alliances - Theory and Practice (Hardcover)
Refik Culpan
R2,776 Discovery Miles 27 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Forging business alliances can vitalize corporate strategies. This book is a road map to the concepts and theories underlying successful business alliances in four critical industries: automobile manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, airlines, and telecommunications. Dr. Culpan offers the essentials of global partnering as seen from a strategic management viewpoint. He examines joint ventures, non-equity alliances, and business options designed to give a competitive edge over other allied firms. New conceptual models help to clarify various strategies and collaborative processes.

By comparing the four major industries--and specific companies in each--this study explores not only the uniqueness of its subjects, but also the common grounds of various multinationals. Through key insights and ideas, the possibilities and realities of corporate alliances begin to emerge. Attention is also paid to the decision-making process as it relates cooperative ventures, as well as to the inevitable managerial challenges of forming, and managing, strategic alliances. The result is an astute analysis ideal for teachers, students, and strategists seeking fresh insights into the workings and benefits of corporate alliance.

Creative R & D Leadership - Insights from Japan (Hardcover): James L. Bess Creative R & D Leadership - Insights from Japan (Hardcover)
James L. Bess
R2,815 Discovery Miles 28 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Styles of effective leadership in the much-admired research arm of Japanese organizations are examined for the first time in this scientifically validated study of research and development units. Creative R & D Leadership provides new data about how and why certain types of leaders are more successful than others and offers insightful social and cultural explanations for that success. Bess shows that it is the unique blending of personalities among leaders and subordinates that results in creative and innovative teams -- hallmarks not only for good R & D performance, but organizational effectiveness as well. Bess' findings and interpretations will have significant implications for policymakers throughout the world, including the United States, as new ways for American management to restructure organizational techniques and strategies to enhance competitiveness worldwide are revealed. A major contribution to the literature on organizational behavior and development, leadership studies, R & D management, and cross-cultural understanding.

Cross-Cultural Performance Management - Transcending Theory to a Practical Framework (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Mahmoud Moussa,... Cross-Cultural Performance Management - Transcending Theory to a Practical Framework (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Mahmoud Moussa, Thomas Doumani, Adela McMurray, Nuttawuth Muenjohn, Ling Deng
R3,899 Discovery Miles 38 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The book's foundations informing its content are anchored to evidence-based primary data, which was collected in the Thailand context utilising interview and case study techniques. The data has been internationally scrutinized by our peers to validate its truthfulness and integrity. In this way, our book sheds reliable and valid new understandings on the complex relationship between performance management and the effects of culture. The book transcends beyond conceptual discussions as it is anchored to evidence-based data to inform the direct or obvious cultural value differences exploring the very concept of efficacy and how culture impacts on the way in which we perceive what constitutes the pursuit of efficacious outcomes in managing employees. Therefore, this novel research design offers integrated insights from practitioners, and academics, in the field of management within organisations from various Thai industry contexts.

How Asia Works - Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region (Paperback, Main): Joe Studwell How Asia Works - Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region (Paperback, Main)
Joe Studwell 1
R359 R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Save R29 (8%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Until the catastrophic economic crisis of the late 1990s, East Asia was perceived as a monolithic success story. But heady economic growth rates masked the most divided continent in the world - one half the most extraordinary developmental success story ever seen, the other half a paper tiger. Joe Studwell explores how policies ridiculed by economists created titans in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, and are now behind the rise of China, while the best advice the West could offer sold its allies in South-East Asia down the economic river. The first book to offer an Asia-wide deconstruction of success and failure in economic development, Studwell's latest work is provocative and iconoclastic - and sobering reading for most of the world's developing countries. How Asia Works is a must-read book that packs powerful insights about the world's most misunderstood continent.

Crisis and Restructuring in East Asia - The Case of the Korean Chaebol and the Automotive Industry (Hardcover, 2004 ed.): S.... Crisis and Restructuring in East Asia - The Case of the Korean Chaebol and the Automotive Industry (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
S. Jeong
R2,886 Discovery Miles 28 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book criticizes the widespread view that the 1997 Asian crisis was due to 'crony capitalism' and puts the blame instead on misguided liberalization. It analyzes the case of Korea's business conglomerates, the chaebol, with particular attention to the car industry, to show how liberalization contributed to the crisis even at the level of the firm. It shows how those firms that had developed innovative capabilities survived the crisis much better than those that had merely expanded into markets opened up by liberalization. MARKET 1: Lecturers, Researchers, Libraries, etc. in Universities and Business and Management Schools, especially in International Business and Asian Management; Practitioners interested in doing business with East Asia MARKET 2: Supplementary reading on postgraduate courses in International Business and East Asia Studies

Cross-Border Logistics Operations - Effective Trade Facilitation and Border Management (Hardcover): Andrew Grainger Cross-Border Logistics Operations - Effective Trade Facilitation and Border Management (Hardcover)
Andrew Grainger
R5,789 Discovery Miles 57 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With considerable turmoil in international trade and logistics it is more important than ever to understand trade and customs issues and their impact on logistics operations. At every port and border international freight operations are exposed to trade and customs procedures. Cross-Border Logistics Operations serves as a comprehensive guide and companion to the cross-border trade and customs environment and its implications for international business supply chains and their control. Inspired by the World Customs Organization's Professional Standards (also known as the WCO PICARD Standards), it provides key insights into transporting goods across borders and effectively managing the requirements for compliance and enforcement. International students, business operators and government officials will find the book rich in detail with practical examples that include the political, administrative, regulatory, technological and economic context throughout. It covers all the critical operational and legal aspects of cross-border logistics operations, including: -prevailing trade, customs and border policy -tariffs and import taxes -border management and supply chain security practices -prohibitions and restrictions -enforcement and compliance practices -supply chain and logistics arrangements -disaster relief operations -frictionless trade and trade facilitation principles.

International Human Resources Management (Hardcover, 3rd ed.): Gerald R. Ferris International Human Resources Management (Hardcover, 3rd ed.)
Gerald R. Ferris; Edited by (ghost editors) James B. Shaw, Paul S. Kirkbride; Edited by Kendrith M. Rowland
R3,680 R3,458 Discovery Miles 34 580 Save R222 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This supplemental volume is divided into parts covering the broad view of international human resources management, HRM issues and practices in Europe and in other important regions, and international HRM and expatriates.

The Routledge Companion to European Business (Paperback): Gabriele Suder, Monica Riviere, Johan Lindeque The Routledge Companion to European Business (Paperback)
Gabriele Suder, Monica Riviere, Johan Lindeque
R1,366 Discovery Miles 13 660 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

International Business is a well-established research field, in which regionalisation has recently gained significant prominence. Europe comprises marketplaces characterised by unique patterns of highly advanced economic integration. No other marketplace in the world has progressed to the same levels of harmonisation across sovereign countries and economies. European Business is a subject in its own right with its own research momentum. Contemporary research evidences that firms view Europe as a challenging, mostly - yet not entirely - mature market location. Yet this location, often seen from a multi-country perspective, is subject to complexities revealing strategic corporate strengths and weaknesses. Theory, concepts and models known from International Business hence often vary in their applicability and relevance in this business environment. This comprehensive reference volume brings together a global team of contributors to analyse and overview the key issues, themes and phenomena that affect business in Europe. With interdisciplinary perspectives, the book covers crucial themes that any European Business research needs to acknowledge, including business cultures and identity, entrepreneurship and innovation, M&A and institutional trends, European HRM, migration, climate change issues, Brexit, and more. The selection of authors, from 17 countries worldwide, reflects the international scope of this research field and its agenda. A unique resource, this book provides an essential guide to researchers, research students and scholars of business and the social sciences, as well as the informed business community.

International Human Resources Management - Challenges and Changes (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Carolina Machado International Human Resources Management - Challenges and Changes (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Carolina Machado
R3,449 Discovery Miles 34 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book covers the issues related to human resource management (HRM) in an international context. It gives perspectives and future direction in International HRM research. The chapters explore the models, tools and processes used by international organizations in order to assist international managers to better face the challenges and changes in HRM. It is suitable to HR managers, engineers, entrepreneurs, practitioners, academics and researchers in the field.

Advances in Global Leadership (Hardcover): Joyce S. Osland, Mark E. Mendenhall, B. Sebastian Reiche, Betina Szkudlarek Advances in Global Leadership (Hardcover)
Joyce S. Osland, Mark E. Mendenhall, B. Sebastian Reiche, Betina Szkudlarek
R3,513 Discovery Miles 35 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Advances in Global Leadership brings together insights from leading scholars and practitioners and presents fresh ideas from promising newcomers to the field. With its unique focus on addressing global leadership and collaboration in times of crisis, this volume is both timely and relevant during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond;This volume is split into two parts: Part 1 of the volume presents research papers that advance our conceptualization and understanding of the construct of global leadership and identify a wide range of future research topics. Part 2 takes an applied perspective, showcasing approaches and solutions to global leadership practice, development, and teaching. The editors' conclusion chapter aims to expand current thinking on global leadership and recommend future research directions to advance the field. Given its multidisciplinary focus, this book is a must-read for scholars from a diverse set of scholarly fields and practitioners with a diverse set of global leadership roles. The Advances in Global Leadership series, with its finger firmly on the pulse of this exciting field, is an indispensable compendium of knowledge on global leadership.

Research in International Business and Finance (Hardcover): Larry R. Lang Research in International Business and Finance (Hardcover)
Larry R. Lang; Volume editing by Larry R. Lang, John A. Doukas
R3,685 Discovery Miles 36 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This 12th volume in the series discusses a variety of topics in the field of research in international business and finance.

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